Huong Toan junior high school LESSON PLAN 7 UNIT 7 : THE WORLD OF WORK Lesson 2: Section: A2 I.Aims: By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to read the text for details to compare American Ss’s vacation and Vietnamese Ss’s vacation . II. Teaching aids: Textbook, lesson plan, flipcharts, pictures. Procedure Time Teacher’s activities Students’ activities (5’) (10’) * Warm up : - Checks and gives marks A. Pre-reading: 1.Vocabulary: Uses pictures for eliciting. -Thanksgiving (n): Lễ tạ ơn -Easter (n): Lễ phục sinh -Christmas (n): Lễ giáng sinh -Independence Day (n): Ngày Quốc khánh -Celebrate (v): Tổ chức/ kỷ niệm(explanation) *Checking stress - Let Ss copy down. -Play in teams Team : Tom Team : Jerry * Ss give vocabulary. - Repeat chorally (2) - Repeat individually (3) - Give meaning. - Copy down Teacher :Hoang My Thuy. Huong Toan junior high school * Checking vocabulary: Slap the board - (Teacher uses flipcharts) - Elicit the vocabulary from Ss again and write them in the circles. 2. Set the scene: -Shows the first picture . - Who is this? - Where does Tim come from ? -Play in teams. Team :A Team :B It’s Tim . In America. It’s Hoa . Hoa lives in Viet Nam. This is a letter. Tim does Hoa does Guess Teacher :Hoang My Thuy. Thanksgin g Eas ter Celebrate Christma s Independence Day Huong Toan junior high school (18’) -Showsthe second picture . - Who is this? - Where does Hoa live? -Shows a letter written by Tim - What is this? - Who writes this letter? - Who receives it? - What doesTim tell about in this letter ? (Ask Ss close their books.) 3.True/ False Statements: a. Vietnamese students have fewer vacations than American students. b. American students have the longest vacation in the winter. c. They don’t have a Tet holiday. d. Their most important vacation is New Year’s Day. e. They usually spend their time with their families on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. - Checks + gives feedback B. While- reading: 1.Checking their statement predictions: - Asks Ss to read the letter to check their statement predictions. Answer key: 1-T; 2-F; 3-T; 4-F; 5-T 2. Comprehension questions: - Ask Ss to read the letter carefully, then Guess T/F Guess Check T F T F T - Read the letter in silence to check their guessing ( give evidence if false) - Work individually - Follow T’s instructions. Teacher :Hoang My Thuy. Huong Toan junior high school (10’) answer the questions below. 1. Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacations than American students? 2. Which American vacations is the longest ? 3. Do American students have a Tet holiday? 4. What are their most important vacations in America? 5. What does Tim do during his vacations? 6.What day is the Independence Day of America? -Ask Ss to share their ideas with their friends. Lucky numbers - Divides class into two teams 1. Which American vacation is the longest? 2. Lucky number. 3. What does Tim do during his vacation? 4. Listen and ask (What the name of this song?) 5. Lucky number. 6. What are the most important vacations in America? 7.Listen and ask (What the name of this song?) -Plays in teams It is Summer vacation Tim spends time with his family. Happy New Year. They are Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Independence Day. Jingle Bell On July 4 th No, They don’t . Vietnamese students have fewer vacation than American students. -Work in groups(4/5 Ss) Teacher :Hoang My Thuy. Huong Toan junior high school (2’) 8. What day is the Independence Day of America? 9. Do American students have a Tet holiday ? 10. Do Vietnamese students have more or fewer vacation than American students? - Giving marks and comments C. Post reading: Group discussion * Home work: - Learn by heart new words and public holidays in America and in Vietnam. - What do Vietnamese people usually do during Christmas Day.(write 10 sentences about this) Teacher :Hoang My Thuy. What do VietNamese people usually do during Tet holiday ? . picture . - Who is this? - Where does Hoa live? -Shows a letter written by Tim - What is this? - Who writes this letter? - Who receives it? - What doesTim tell about in this letter ? (Ask. Listen and ask (What the name of this song?) 5. Lucky number. 6. What are the most important vacations in America? 7. Listen and ask (What the name of this song?) -Plays in teams It. the first picture . - Who is this? - Where does Tim come from ? -Play in teams. Team :A Team :B It’s Tim . In America. It’s Hoa . Hoa lives in Viet Nam. This is a letter. Tim does Hoa